Tsarevich Ivan Ivanovich of Russia

Ivan Ivanovich
Tsarevich of Russia
Ivan IV, tsareviches Ivan and Feodor with the Our Lady of Kazan icon
Born28 March 1554
Died19 November 1581(1581-11-19) (aged 27)
Alexandrovskaya Sloboda, Russia
Cause of deathBlunt force trauma to the head with a sceptre
Burial
Spouse
(m. 1571; div. 1572)
(m. 1574; div. 1579)
(m. 1581)
DynastyRurik
FatherIvan IV of Russia
MotherAnastasia Romanovna
ReligionRussian Orthodox

Ivan Ivanovich (Russian: Иван Иванович; 28 March 1554 – 19 November 1581) was the second son of Russian tsar Ivan the Terrible by his first wife Anastasia Romanovna. He was the tsarevich (heir apparent) until he suddenly died; historians generally believe that his father killed him in a fit of rage.[1]

  1. ^ Perrie, Maureen; Pavlov, Andrei (10 July 2014). Ivan the Terrible. Routledge. p. 192. ISBN 978-1-317-89468-1.